Manyo Factory Ultra Moist Spa Mineral Spa Treatment Ampoule

The Claim
This is a super revitalizing functional ampoule makes rough and dry skin smoother and nourishes skin for healthy glow

Where does it fit in your routine?
I use this after all my watery toner steps but before emulsions.

Size and Price
Each bottle contains 50ml of product. I got this from ebay for $14 from one of blueprint21’s crazy auctions. It is also have it regularly listed at $25.99. It is also available on MelodyCosme for $30 or Koreadepart for $25.25.

Packaging
Ampoule comes in a frosted glass bottle with a dropper cap. I have the old packaging. The new packaging is a turquoise blue color instead of the navy blue shown here. The dropper cap sucks. It’s clumsy and doesn’t grab onto a lot of product.

Fragrance
It smells like Sprite. I don’t care for the scent, but it’s faint enough not to be a problem.

Color and texture
This ampoule is translucent white in color and has a cream-serumy texture.

WHAT’S IN IT?

-Primary ingredients—————————

ALGAE EXTRACT – Generally speaking, algae is a rich source of ω-3 fatty acids, essential amino acids, and vitamins A, B, C, and E. It’s likely the algae extract here has general antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, but algae encompasses a huge, biodiverse group of organisms whose specific profile and effects on skin differ greatly and speaking about “algae” as a skincare ingredient is like speaking about “vegetables” as an ingredient. This ampoule unfortunately does not specify which algae species supplies this extract

NIACINAMIDE – Niacinamide is one of those ingredients that does a little bit of everything. It strengthens your skin’s barrier by reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL), increasing resistance to irritants such as SLS and the rate at which your skin syntheses barrier components, and with repeated daily application increases the thickness of the stratum corneum. It also has the potential to reduce the depth of wrinkles, especially when combined with other anti-aging agents such as kinetin, N-acetyl glucosamine, or palmitoyl pentapeptide, and has been shown as effective in treating hyperpigmentation

Performance

To use this, I fill the dropper 4-5 times and apply the ampoule to my face and neck. Immediately after applying, my skin looks amazing. It’s plump, smooth, and glowing. However, the effect is short lived, and an hour later, it’s as if I didn’t use this at all. Long term, I haven’t noticed any effects to overall skin appearance or hydration levels, and when I don’t use this in my routine, it makes no difference at all to how my skin looks.

A lot of people I follow on Instagram seem to really love this, but it just doesn’t really do anything for me. My skin usually isn’t dehydrated, despite being dry, so it’s possible it’s just not suited for my skin type, but I usually do see some improvement (for instance, with Mizon HA 100 Ampoule) from hyaluronic acid products. Bizarre.

The Takeaway

Great sounding ingredients, but for my skin the results just didn’t deliver.

Overall score: 2.6/5

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I was really excited to see this review, have been eyeing this for a while! Such a disappointment that it didn’t deliver, for you. I’m still sorely tempted by it though, seaweed does amazing things to my face and I just really love Manyo Factory products.

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